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Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 42100

Takes a small piece of tissue from the roof of the mouth or from the uvula, the flap hanging at the back of the throat, so it can be examined under a microscope. Only a sample is taken and the rest of the area is left in place. It is done to find out what is behind a patch, sore, swelling or growth that has not settled on its own.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth cost?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$166$123 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$537 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $135 to $4,169Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $85 to $229
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,175professional $166

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$208.93
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$204.17
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$144.54

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New Mexico· 27th of 51

$166

AK $437NJ $110

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.